Summary: Responsible for monitoring and controlling Import Operations to ensure timely deliveries, compliance with customs and legal requirements, and effective cost control. Highlights: 1. Empowers self-starters and problem solvers to make a global impact. 2. Coordinates import logistics with brokers, carriers, and forwarders. 3. Ensures compliance with Quality, Safety, Health, and Environmental systems. Join BIC World, a community of brands dedicated to creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that have been part of hearts and homes for over 75 years. We are committed to growing our iconic and innovative brands by reimagining everyday essentials in new, sustainable, and responsible ways. Our culture encourages a "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" mindset, ensuring self\-starters, problem solvers, and innovative thinkers can truly thrive. At BIC World, you are empowered to take ownership of your career and use your unique perspective to make a meaningful, global impact on our mission. **Job Purpose** =============== Responsible for monitoring and controlling Import Operations to ensure timely deliveries to the plant, full compliance with customs and legal requirements, and effective cost control. The role ensures proper administration of the IMMEX program, coordination with logistics suppliers, and support to Import \& Export operations in line with company service level, compliance, and budget targets. **Key Accountabilities** ------------------------ * Monitor and control **Bills of Expenses** from logistics suppliers, validating correct rates and ensuring expenses remain **within approved budget**. * Manage the full payment cycle (POs and invoices) for logistics vendors, ensuring timely processing in the system. * Coordinate **import processes for raw materials, assets, samples, and other materials**, ensuring full compliance with legal, customs, and trade requirements. * Apply correct **trade agreements**, certificates of origin, preferential tariffs, Incoterms, and customs classifications. * Coordinate import logistics with **brokers, carriers, forwarders**, including shipment tracking and expediting (imports and domestic), ensuring transit time, shipment security, and **CTPAT** compliance. * Support the **administration of the IMMEX program**, including coordination with consultants and internal/external audits. * Supervise and track **KPIs** related to Import \& Export operations within the organization and the COE, ensuring documentation accuracy and record retention. * Support and coordinate **special projects**, such as plant expansion, transfer of machines, molds, and production lines, acting as the main point of contact from origin to destination. * Ensure compliance with **Quality, Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Systems**, contributing to CO₂ reduction initiatives and continuous improvement aligned with the **BIC UP** strategy. **Knowledge, Skills \& Experience** ----------------------------------- ### **Education** * Bachelor’s degree in **International Commerce, Business Administration**, or a related field. ### **Required Experience \& Knowledge** * **2–3 years of experience** in an Import \& Export operation. * Hands\-on experience with **IMMEX and IVA / IEPS certifications**. * Practical experience applying **international trade agreements** and validating **Certificates of Origin**. * Experience coordinating with **brokers, carriers, forwarders, and logistics vendors**. * Strong **Excel** skills for tracking, analysis, and operational follow\-up. * Experience working with **ERP systems** (SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards or similar). ### **Languages** * **Intermediate English** (conversational and technical) required for regular calls with international teams and COE meetings. ### **Soft Skills** * Strong **follow\-up and organizational skills**. * High attention to detail, discipline, and process orientation. * Effective communication and **service\-oriented mindset**. * Analytical thinking with cost and compliance focus. BIC World is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. BIC World is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at BIC via email, or directly to a BIC team member in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of BIC, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BIC as a result of the referral or through other means.